Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-25 | Page 4 | Eternity of Matter

Ot OP Simon Newcomb It U Is a n fundamental principle of tho the theory of at evolution ns as developed by Its Us greatest contemporary expounder that thai matter Itself Is eternal that all nil the changes which have hove taken token place In Inthe inthe the universe so far as made up of ot monitor matter ore are In tho the nature natura of ot trans transformations formations of this eternal substance Hut flut we te doubt douht whether any physical I philosopher of the time present day would bo be satisfied to accept any ony demonstration i lion tion of the eternity of ot nutter All Mi ho he would admit Is that so eo far us liS lute his ob oh observation i goes RO S no change chango In the lie quan quantity of ot matter can be produced by time the action of ot any allY cause whatever It stems seems to bo be equally and inde indestructible indestructible nut Hut ho would at ot tho the same salute time admit It that his luis experience no moro moru to settle ettle the question than the lite observation animal for tor a sin single gle glO gb day would settle the question qU of 01 time the duration of or Its life lite or prove that It had lund neither beginning nor end